Sylvester Stallone reacted to the information of Hulk Hogan’s passing.
On Thursday, the WWE Corridor of Famer died at a Clearwater hospital after reportedly going into cardiac arrest in his Florida residence. Hogan rose to fame within the mid-80s, serving to to launch World Wrestling Leisure into the worldwide juggernaut it’s as we speak.
Hogan was additionally one of many first skilled wrestling stars to crossover from sports activities leisure to the mainstream, showing in a slew of movies, together with No Holds Barred, Suburban Commando, and Mr. Nanny.
Nonetheless, it was his function as ‘Thunderlips’ in Rocky III that folks bear in mind essentially the most about his Hollywood contributions.
Stallone, who starred because the title character in six Rocky movies and two Creed spinoffs, launched a press release following Hogan’s passing on Thursday, recalling the primary time he met his co-star 45 years in the past.
“I had the pleasure of assembly this good persona and showman when he was 26 years outdated,” Stallone wrote on Instagram. “He was completely great, and his superb talent made Rocky three extremely particular. My coronary heart breaks. I feel that he’s gone…”
In 2023, Burt Younger, who performed Paulie within the beloved movie sequence, died of cardiac arrest. A yr later, the world misplaced Carl Weathers, greatest identified for his efficiency as Rocky Balboa’s rival-turned-friend, Apollo Creed.
